What do United Methodists believe about Christian baptism?
United Methodists recognize all Christian baptisms. We believe that baptism is Gods act, and thus does not need repeating, despite our human failure to live in Gods grace. We do believe that our baptism needs to be constantly remembered and reaffirmed throughout our lives. You might say it is a continuing process for us. United Methodists live wet, if you will. United Methodists practice baptism by any of the three methods including sprinkling, pouring, and full immersion. United Methodists believe that people of all ages are suitable candidates for baptism because Christs body, the Church, is a great family that includes people of all ages. United Methodists practice infant baptism, as well as the baptism of professing adults. While we respect that others have different beliefs about baptism, we take our belief in infant baptism from the New Testament accounts of household baptisms. Repeatedly in the Book of Acts, (Acts16:15, 33) we see that when a new believer was baptized, his entir
